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Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Focus

From: "Andy Thompson" <andy.thompson@...>
Date: 2006-08-18

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From: "pete" <marabus@...>
To: "Mellotronists" <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 10:37 AM
Subject: [Mellotronists] Focus



Pete

> I was listening to Moving Waves yesterday for the first time in ages and
> I noticed that Thijs van Leer used Mellotron strings in quite a few
> songs as well as what sounded like to me trumpets in a section of
> Eruption.Am I correct?I looked on Andy's page and he didn't mention
> Focus.

Yes I do! Try: http://www.planetmellotron.com/revf3.htm#focus Don't know if
they ever owned one, although I'm told Thijs plays one on the DVD of them
doing 'Hamburger Concerto' in '74. 'Moving Waves' has some great 'Tron
stuff, chiefly the gorgeous 'Le Clochard'.

Andy T.